name: tavily-search
description: Web search using Tavily's LLM-optimized API. Returns relevant results with content snippets, scores, and metadata.
homepage: https://tavily.com
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["node"],"env":["TAVILYAPIKEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TAVILYAPIKEY"}}

Tavily Search

Search the web and get relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.

Authentication

Get your API key at https://tavily.com and add to your OpenClaw config:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "tavily-search": {
        "enabled": true,
        "apiKey": "tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or set the environment variable:

export TAVILY_API_KEY="tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Quick Start

Using the Script

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" -n 10
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --deep
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --topic news

Examples

# Basic search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "python async patterns"

# With more results
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "React hooks tutorial" -n 10

# Advanced search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "machine learning" --deep

# News search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "AI news" --topic news

# Domain-filtered search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "Python docs" --include-domains docs.python.org

Options

| Option | Description | Default |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| -n <count> | Number of results (1-20) | 10 |
| --depth <mode> | Search depth: ultra-fast, fast, basic, advanced | basic |
| --topic <topic> | Topic: general or news | general |
| --time-range <range> | Time range: day, week, month, year | - |
| --include-domains <domains> | Comma-separated domains to include | - |
| --exclude-domains <domains> | Comma-separated domains to exclude | - |
| --raw-content | Include full page content | false |
| --json | Output raw JSON | false |

Search Depth

| Depth | Latency | Relevance | Use Case |
|-------|---------|-----------|----------|
| ultra-fast | Lowest | Lower | Real-time chat, autocomplete |
| fast | Low | Good | Need chunks but latency matters |
| basic | Medium | High | General-purpose, balanced |
| advanced | Higher | Highest | Precision matters, research |

Tips

• Keep queries under 400 characters - Think search query, not prompt
• Break complex queries into sub-queries - Better results than one massive query
• Use --include-domains to focus on trusted sources
• Use --time-range for recent information
• Filter by score (0-1) to get highest relevance results